Water-wings.



0. HOLlROYD. WATER WINGS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16,1915.

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WATER-WINGS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES HOLROYD, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in WVater-Wings, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the inflated bags commonly known as water wingsand used by persons bathing who are unable to swlm, and the main objectthereof is to PI'OVldQ a means for connection with the bathing suit inorder to prevent the wings from escaping from the bather, and to preventsaid wlngs enlarged section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3is a view of a person wearing the wings with my attachment.

In the drawings forming a part of this application I have shown wings 4and 5 joined by means of a reduced ortion 6 which carries the inflatingnozzle and the present preferred form of embodiment of my .invention isshown connected therewith, comprising a strip of suitable material, 8,bent downwardly over the upper edge of the reduced portion 6 to form afront member 9 and a rear member 10, the front member being providedwith a hole 11 therethrough for the passage of the, nozzle 7, and bothmembers being provided with registering button holes 12 and 13', for therespective members, adapted for engagement with a button 1 1 on' thebathing suit. By means of this attachment, it will be seen that thewings cannot slide from side to side, neither can they escape from thebody of the bather, and 'not only is the possibility of accidentprevented, but this security 'msures confidence on the part of thewearer, whereby he may be tempted Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 11, 1914. I Serial No. 861,199.

Patented Mar. 16,1915.

into water sufficiently deep to enable vhim' to make the necessaryefforts to learn to SWlIIl.

The invention is very simple, and is not in permanent connection withthe garment nor. with the Wings in the form illustrated,

but this will not prevent my attaching the same to the wings permanentlyand still be within the spirit of my invention. I may also form the sameof a portion of the material of the wing portion 6, the only requirementbeing thatI provide a member adapted for detachable attachment to agarment, either by buttoning the same thereto, or in any other desiredmanner.

In the form illustrated, the front member 9 serves the additionalpurpose of protecting the water wings at the very weakest point, viz:-around the nozzle where the material of the wings connects therewith,

without interfering in the slightest degree .With the nozzle.

I may make the device of any suitable form, and of any desired material,and may vend the same with the wings, or separately, or both, but in allthe forms the intent re mains the same, that of protection against lossof the wings, andagainst the slipping of the wings from one side to theother.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

l. The combination" with water wings, having a nozzle for inflation-ofsaid wings, of a device for attaching said wings to a garment, andprotecting said wings around said nozzle.

2. The combination with water wings, of

a device, independentof said wings, for attaching said wings to agarment, comprising a strip of suitable material passed around saidwings in the osition of the nozzle, said strip being provided with abutton hole adjacent each'end and a hole for the passage of said nozzle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in thepresence of two subscriblng witnesses.

. CHARLES HOLROYD. Witnesses ALnxANDnR MEFFERT,

ANDREW P.-Rn'rzm..

